Management and Healthcare Administration

This article discusses the ongoing development of a health informatics capstone program in a Midwest university from the hiring of a program coordinator to the development of a capstone course, through initial student results. University health informatics programs require a strong academic program to be successful but also require a spirited program coordinator to manage resources and organize an effective capstone course. This is particularly true of health informatics master's programs that support health industry career fields, whereby employers can locate and work with a pool of qualified applicants. The analysis of students' logs confirms that students' areas of focus and concern are consistent with course objectives and company work requirements during the work-study portion of the student capstone project. The article further discusses lessons learned and future improvements to be made in the health informatics capstone course.

The exponential growth and global access of the Internet may have signaled a basic change in human sociology. Increasingly, people are choosing to relate to each other through computer-mediated channels by forming virtual communities. As these virtual communities become more pervasive, it is important that we gain an understanding of the nature of these social systems. This study will analyze the content of warehoused electronic communications to study these communities. The preliminary analysis examines the viability of the community and the diffusion of innovations. The ongoing inquiry will use computerized content analysis to gain deeper insight into community dynamics, leadership and communication character.

This article discusses the ongoing development of a health informatics capstone program in a Midwest university from the hiring of a program coordinator to the development of a capstone course, through initial student results. University health informatics programs require a strong academic program to be successful but also require a spirited program coordinator to manage resources and organize an effective capstone course. This is particularly true of health informatics master's programs that support health industry career fields, whereby employers can locate and work with a pool of qualified applicants. The analysis of students’ logs confirms that students’ areas of focus and concern are consistent with course objectives and company work requirements during the work-study portion of the student capstone project. The article further discusses lessons learned and future improvements to be made in the health informatics capstone course.

SIMPROJECT™ is a useful simulation tool structured to follow the project lifecycle aiding students in understanding how projects are managed. In practice, students learn to conceptualize, plan, execute, and terminate projects during the entire project life cycle. In reality, students lack an appreciation of the importance of planning and how to evaluate project information. While, SIMPROJECT™ provides much of the information required to conceptualize the simulated project, a series of systematic exercises was developed to augment the planning needed to execute and finally terminate projects within the context of the simulation. This workshop provides a series of 7 pre-emptive exercises prior to starting a simulation and Excel worksheets helpful to students in understanding the effectiveness and efficiency measures needed to develop a successful project plan. Results suggest that students leave the course with a better understanding of the importance of planning, evaluating their pla...

The Editors would like to thank the many excellent reviewers who have volunteered their time and expertise to make this the best journal in the information systems education field. It is the efforts of these reviewers that have allowed us to bring you the quality papers presented in Volume 21. Our sincere thanks go to the following individuals:

We at the Journal of Information Systems Education would like to thank the many excellent reviewers who have volunteered their time and expertise to make this the best journal in the information systems education field. It is the efforts of these reviewers that have allowed us to bring you the quality papers presented in Volume 15. Reviewers for the Special Issue on Enterprise Resource Education (Volume 15 (3)) were acknowledged in that issue. Our sincere thanks go to the following individuals:

Various versions of E-Pharmacies will be implemented in the future to lower costs, improve customer satisfaction, and improve patient care all of which offer up their own unique barriers and benefits. Discussed in this paper will be the various methods by which e-pharmacy and eprescribing take place. Barriers are presented and solutions are discussed needed to overcome regulatory and institutional impediments. Additionally, the impact of implementation of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) by hospitals and it impact on E-pharmacy will be discussed.